Pawan Kalyan calls for strict pollution control measures in Vizag

Deputy CM K. Pawan Kalyan addresses industrialists during a programme held to sermon aerial contamination successful Visakhapatnam connected Friday. | Photo Credit: The Hindu

Deputy Chief Minister Pawan Kalyan called for stringent measures to beryllium enactment successful spot to power contamination successful Visakhapatnam. He held a gathering with officials and industrialists, nether the aegis of the Pollution Control Board (PCB) and discussed steps to fortify biology extortion and contamination power connected Friday. Mr. Pawan Kalyan stressed that industries indispensable strictly comply with PCB norms and lend to biodiversity conservation. He advised the adoption of modern exertion for discarded management, and betterment of aerial quality, and different contamination mitigation measures. “North Andhra’s coastal portion has developed rapidly, but aerial prime has deteriorated. Despite improvements implicit the past 2 years, conditions successful places specified arsenic Tadi colony successful the Parawada concern country stay alarming," helium said. He highlighted however contamination caused by the chemic industries led to astir each houshold successful Tadi colony having astatine slightest 1 crab patient. Skin diseases among children, miscarriages among women, and lung-related ailments person go communal successful the area. Similarly, contamination from the Visakhapatnam Port is adversely affecting the wellness of radical surviving successful adjacent areas. Coal contamination successful the larboard country is causing lung diseases and skin-related problems, particularly successful localities nether the Port Authority’s jurisdiction. Residents of these areas person raised these issues with maine connected respective occasions, helium added. He added that industries indispensable bash immoderate imaginable to amended the surviving standards of radical residing successful concern areas done due discarded absorption utilizing modern exertion for nationalist safety. Mr. Pawan Kalyan reaffirmed that the NDA authorities accords apical precedence to biology protection. Principal Secretary, Forests and Environment, Kanthilal Dande; Pollution Control Board Chairman Dr P. Krishnaiyya; APPCB Member Secretary Saravanan; Visakhapatnam Port Vice-Chairperson Ms Roshini Aparanji; District Collector MN Harendra Prasad; GVMC Commissioner Ketan Garg and others were present.

Published - January 31, 2026 12:15 americium IST